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Originally Posted by tabs
Hendrix is not the guitarist you should have picked...to make your point. Chas Chandler said of Hendrix that you would be good to if you sat on the toilette practicing...which meant he always was playing the guitar.
The 10000 hour rule means that neural changes have taken place in the brain. As an apprentice becomes a master craftsman. To put that much time in you have to have a passion and or affinity for the endeavor. It has meaning for you.
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I agree, tabs. I picked Hendrix for his position at the very pinnacle of the guitar player layer heap. His dedication of time to that effort to build those neural pathways meant no time left to become good enough at other stuff. Plus, there was a little bit of madness thrown in.
Speaking of guitars, spent an enjoyable morning at the Phoenix Musical Instrument Museum today before jetting home. They have an electric guitar exhibit going on now that is not to be missed. Actual guitars played by Keith and Ronnie, a very early Les Paul gold top prototype, one of Bo Diddley's crazy homemade custom guitars, SRV's fur lined stage boots, lots of cool video--and that was just the guitar exhibit. They have a whole huge building full of other cool stuff. I could have spent a week there.